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Messy French bun

My friend C. always wears one of those perfectly messy buns that makes it look like she just rolled out of bed in Montmartre. Here are her step-by-step instructions. (I say we copy her ruthlessly.) xoStep 1: Make your hair dirty. After showering, you can massage in Aveda Pure Abundance Hair Potion. Or you can just wash your hair less often and use a dry shampoo to keep your hair from getting greasy.

Step 2: Next, pull together your hair and hold it straight up, like a Lucky Troll Doll.Step 3: Then twist your hair down to a few inches above the crown.Step 4: Wrap your hair around itself until it forms a loose bun, right on top of your head.Step 5: Pin the bun in place with bobby pins. Anywhere from four to eight, depending on how thick your hair is. You want it loose but secure.

Step 6: Finally, pull loose strands of hair from the nape of your neck and around your face to make it look like you’ve worn the bun all day. Voila! The perfect bun!

I am wearing my hair in a messy bun today! Not nearly as pretty as that one though. I can never get them quite right... or quite messy enough. And my hair is quite heavy and thick and always makes the bun slip down :( So off I go to these instructions then! xx

since i'm growing my hair out, i'm washing it less, and also use a dry shampoo called Psssssst. Yep. That's its name. The can looks like it's out of 1973 too. But it works great and is pretty cheap. Plus it's just funny to say.

It's the bobby pins that give me pause. I can follow any of the steps except that crucial one!! My hair always feels on the verge of falling out (and probably is) when I try to pin it up . . . Advice?!

so gorgeous. i like the 'lucky troll doll' tip, but my hair is too long..whenever i do hot rollers and try to start rolling my hair all the way at the end i have to strrreeetch my arms all the way out to reach the ends of my hair, haha. thank goodness i'm getting a trim when i go home to LA for tgiving :]

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Your blog is outrageous! I mean, Ive never been so entertained by anything in my life! Your vids are perfect for this. I mean, how did you manage to find something that matches your style of writing so well? Im really happy I started reading this today. Youve got a follower in me for sure!

Thanks for the tutorials - now I feel a little regret for having cut off my long hair last month as I never knew what to do with it! Looking forward to have the length again so I can start using your tips.

Thanx sOo muchPeople at school always wet them and my friend told me how to do them but it was too messy for me and made my hair so knotty I had to cut bits out but this is gr8 I wear them a lot for school now go smithy's

IzzyWow me and the last commenter have the same first name Thanx soo much jo or whoever u r I luv this hairstyle and have worn it every day for the past century ok maybe that's over exadderating maybe about a week

Wear yours in a tight bun, put on the helmet, go to your destination and it should be cute and messy. If not, loosen it up a touch. They key for you is starting with a librarian bun, because the helmet with do all the messing-up for you (:

I have medium length and incredibly thick hair. I love the "messy bun" look and have tried countless tutorials. This is the first that one has actually worked! Even with tons of bobby pins, it looks amazing since they can be hidden easily.